06-08-2008, 10:27
For top line film composers, there's good money to be made. John Williams is an obvious example: he's a multi millionaire and can command huge fees for his work. John Barry is another, although for 1980's Somewhere In Time he did it as a favour to his mate, Jane Seymour, who was in the film. People in this band can ask for up-front fees, plus a percentage of the CD sales. And, of course, they get royalties every time the music is played....
But for most film and TV composers, just like most writers and most actors, they probably just about make a living.
But for most film and TV composers, just like most writers and most actors, they probably just about make a living.